WASHINGTON – In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous.

The 220-215 vote cleared the way for the Senate to begin debate on the issue that has come to overshadow all others in Congress.

A triumphant Speaker Nancy Pelosi likened the legislation to the passage of Social Security in 1935 and Medicare 30 years later.
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SaintLouieWoman

11-08-2009, 12:15 AM

Watching Cspan. It cleared the house. Will provide news link when available.

Dems 219 for 39 against
Rep 1 for 176 against

Sp much for the blue dogs. Wonder who the one turncoat Republican is?

Princess Pelosi must be cackling.

sgrooms

11-08-2009, 12:16 AM

God help us all.

Unless there are some people in the Senate with some backbone, this is the beginning of the end.

PoliCon

11-08-2009, 12:16 AM

Sp much for the blue dogs. Wonder who the one turncoat Republican is?

Princess Pelosi must be cackling.

who ever he is - his opponent is getting my money this year. I don't care if satan is running against him.

Puggsy

11-08-2009, 12:22 AM

So much for sleeping tonight.. Ill be shooting shit till the sun comes up.

Rockntractor

11-08-2009, 12:25 AM

hello prison here I come!

Apocalypse

11-08-2009, 12:28 AM

Updated First post with link.

I need to get drunk!

Rockntractor

11-08-2009, 12:31 AM

Updated First post with link.

I need to get drunk!

Yeah that will work for you but what about us poor SOB's that don't drink!

Rockntractor

11-08-2009, 12:40 AM

Here is a thought. What if the supremes decide to do the right thing and strike it down as unconstitutional.

RobJohnson

11-08-2009, 12:41 AM

I took a less expensive health plan at work for 2010 in fear of my health benefits being taxed at work.

If passed by the Senate, it does not take effect at the earliest in 2013.

But the taxes take effect almost immedeately.

Rockntractor

11-08-2009, 02:03 AM

The minute Hussein signs the bill we start paying. Basically untill 2013 we would have to double pay for health care. 2.5 percent to the empire plus what we already pay for premiums!

Speedy

11-08-2009, 02:09 AM

The minute Husein signs the bill we start paying. Basically untill 2013 we would have to double pay for health care. 2.5 percent to the empire plus what we already pay for premiums!

Not me. I dropped off the grid, am not working, have cashed out all over the place, got a good advance for a book that my publisher decided not to release. Don't even have to buy any ammo as I have thousands of rounds for most of my guns already. I do not need any of Obambi's benevolent shit and I am not going to pay for any of it, either. I'll make the news the day they try to make me.

The minute Hussein signs the bill we start paying. Basically untill 2013 we would have to double pay for health care. 2.5 percent to the empire plus what we already pay for premiums!

We are already paying.

This could be a financial death sentence for the self employed & small business owners.

Rockntractor

11-08-2009, 03:51 AM

We are already paying.

This could be a financial death sentence for the self employed & small business owners.

Which means me!:mad:

RobJohnson

11-08-2009, 04:18 AM

Not me. I dropped off the grid, am not working, have cashed out all over the place, got a good advance for a book that my publisher decided not to release. Don't even have to buy any ammo as I have thousands of rounds for most of my guns already. I do not need any of Obambi's benevolent shit and I am not going to pay for any of it, either. I'll make the news the day they try to make me.

You wrote a book?

GrumpyOldLady

11-08-2009, 08:18 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kecxa9l37WA

FlaGator

11-08-2009, 08:45 AM

Perhaps we should all just drop out of the work force, pay no more taxes and let the government take care of us. How they can come up with the money will be most interesting since the only ones working will be congressmen, judges and jailers.

Apocalypse

11-08-2009, 09:15 AM

I got a feeling we wont need to decide. Jobs are going to be running out of this nation when these taxes hit.

lacarnut

11-08-2009, 09:49 AM

But the taxes take effect almost immedeately.

The taxes would start in 2011 and the plan would not start untill 2013 creating a surplus of funds for that 2 year differental. If this bill was about health care, the crooked bastards would implement it at the same time they started collecting the taxes.

PoliCon

11-08-2009, 10:09 AM

here is the GOP traitor who voted for this nighmare

http://josephcao.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=154007

lacarnut

11-08-2009, 10:26 AM

here is the GOP traitor who voted for this nighmare

http://josephcao.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=154007

His was the last vote cast after the 218 votes had been attained. I cut him some slack because he comes from a predominately Democratic district. He replaced cold cash Jefferson. He is also the first Repub to win that seat and the first Vietnamese to serve in Congress.

PoliCon

11-08-2009, 10:27 AM

His was the last vote cast after the 218 votes had been attained. I cut him some slack because he comes from a predominately Democratic district. He replaced cold cash Jefferson. He is also the first Repub to win that seat and the first Vietnamese to serve in Congress.

I don't give a shit. Stand on principals or get the fuck out of the way. I'll contribute to Jefferson's reelection campaign to see this guy gone.

SarasotaRepub

11-08-2009, 10:31 AM

His was the last vote cast after the 218 votes had been attained. I cut him some slack because he comes from a predominately Democratic district. He replaced cold cash Jefferson. He is also the first Repub to win that seat and the first Vietnamese to serve in Congress.

I don't care if he was the 1st Repub from planet Zork, he needs to be sent packing for that vote and he needs to know very clearly the vote was the reason.

Speedy

11-08-2009, 10:53 AM

You wrote a book?

Yes. A novel. Got a modest advance. It was supposed to come out last month but the publisher decided not to go with any new authors for a while. Too bad because I already had a sequel mostly done. Was hoping to be able to milk it like John Sanford has his Prey series. My idea though was to give each minor character a lead role in a later book.

RobJohnson

11-08-2009, 12:20 PM

Yes. A novel. Got a modest advance. It was supposed to come out last month but the publisher decided not to go with any new authors for a while. Too bad because I already had a sequel mostly done. Was hoping to be able to milk it like John Sanford has his Prey series. My idea though was to give each minor character a lead role in a later book.

Cool.

Puggsy

11-08-2009, 12:42 PM

Dropping off the grid would be kinda fun.. Any underground bunker communities with conservative morals I should be aware of?

Dropping off the grid would be kinda fun.. Any underground bunker communities with conservative morals I should be aware of?

Not until you hit 100 posts.......it's in the rules. :D

Speedy

11-08-2009, 01:00 PM

Not until you hit 100 posts.......it's in the rules. :D

If my book had been published, I could have lived off the grid for years. Oh well, I'll have the sequel finished just in case. Like John Sanford's Prey series. I was going to have a theme in the titles but it was going to be Time. The first novel was All the Time in the World, the sequel was, All in Good Time.

RobJohnson

11-08-2009, 01:04 PM

If my book had been published, I could have lived off the grid for years. Oh well, I'll have the sequel finished just in case. Like John Sanford's {i]Prey[/i] series. I was going to have a theme in the titles but it was going to be Time. The first novel was All the Time in the World, the sequel was, All in Good Time.

and apparently mad as hell, hence taking the time to make this list with the incredible hope of being whisked away to some secret community.

Great resume, welcome to CU.

Puggsy

11-08-2009, 01:17 PM

Great resume, welcome to CU.

damnit.

Elspeth

11-08-2009, 04:42 PM

Welcome to debtors' prisons, brought to you by the Democrats.

:(

Speedy

11-08-2009, 05:39 PM

I already did time in prison. Never gonna go back. If they try to take me back, people are gonna die.

lacarnut

11-08-2009, 06:06 PM

I don't give a shit. Stand on principals or get the fuck out of the way. I'll contribute to Jefferson's reelection campaign to see this guy gone.
Racist. Just kidding. He will not win re-election so save your money. A black Democrat will beat him in 2010.

NJCardFan

11-08-2009, 09:48 PM

His was the last vote cast after the 218 votes had been attained. I cut him some slack because he comes from a predominately Democratic district. He replaced cold cash Jefferson. He is also the first Repub to win that seat and the first Vietnamese to serve in Congress.
I was encouraged by the 30 something Democrats who voted against it. But more importantly, this could be the death knell for some of the Democrats who voted for it.